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Copper, nickel intersected at Tertiary’s Zambia project
14th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Tertiary Minerals has announced the completion of an initial scout drilling programme of three diamond drill holes for a total length of about 554 m at the Mukai copper project, in... 


Control room at Black Rock manganese ore mine.
Assmang refutes illegal sugilite mining allegations
14th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining company Assmang on Monday refuted allegations that it engages in the illegal mining of sugilite at the Black Rock mine in the Northern Cape. Sugilite is described as a pink to purple... 


An image showing solar panels at the Blanket mine
Caledonia sells Zimbabwean solar operator subsidiary
14th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Caledonia Mining on April 11 completed the sale of its Zimbabwean subsidiary Caledonia Mining Services (CMS) to CrossBoundary Energy Holdings (CBE) for a pre-tax consideration of... 


Goldman puts $4 000 gold on the agenda as hunt for havens grows
Goldman puts $4 000 gold on the agenda as hunt for havens grows
14th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Goldman Sachs Group and UBS Group issued another round of bullish calls for gold, with stronger-than-expected central bank demand and the metal’s role as a hedge against recession and geopolitical... 


Gold slips from record as Trump tariff agenda stays in spotlight
Gold slips from record as Trump tariff agenda stays in spotlight
14th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold edged down from a record as markets weighed the latest US trade news from President Donald Trump, who has driven a flight to safety assets amid mounting confusion over his tariff agenda.... 


Centre for Palladium Technologies head Dmitry Izotov.
South Africa invited to help uplift palladium demand by 1.7-million ounces a year
11th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South African platinum group metals (PGM) companies have been invited to become part of a programme that is targeting an initial 1.7-million-ounce increase in demand for palladium, a PGM that... 


An image of the Vametco kiln
Bushveld seeks to appoint joint liquidators, sell South African entities
11th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The board of London-listed Bushveld Minerals has concluded that the company has liabilities due that it cannot pay and that it does not have the means to continue to operate. Moreover, the... 


Gold bars
Gold surges past $3 200 as economic concerns reignite record rally
11th April 2025 By: Reuters

Safe-haven gold surpassed the key $3 200 mark for the first time on Friday, spurred by a weaker dollar and economic concerns due to an intensifying trade war. Spot gold jumped over 1% to $3 214.92... 


Heraeus Precious Metals trading head Dominik Sperzel.
PGM Day highlights ruthenium’s bright future in hydrogen, biomass, electronics
10th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

After listening to Heraeus Precious Metals trading head Dominik Sperzel placing ruthenium on a new high pedestal and describing this low-profile platinum group metal (PGM) as “my personal... 


An image of the Uis tin mine
Andrada reports strong drilling results at Uis licence
10th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Andrada Mining’s initial batch of drill results for 13 proximal (polymetallic) pegmatites located in the previously mined areas of the Uis mining licence, in Namibia, has returned strong... 


A trader gestures while working on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange after the White House announced a 90-day pause and lowered 10% reciprocal tariff for other countries.
Trump's stunning tariff pause focuses trade war on China
10th April 2025 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump's stunning decision to pause the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries sent battered global stock markets surging on Thursday even as he ratcheted up a... 


Gold edges up after levy chaos drives biggest gain in 18 months
Gold edges up after levy chaos drives biggest gain in 18 months
10th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold edged higher after posting its biggest one-day gain in 18 months, as confusion over US President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda drove investors to buy the precious metal as a haven. During a... 


Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane, senior policy analyst, public affairs and transformation Fundiswa Ndaba, and senior executive, public affairs and transformation Tebello Chabana.
Minerals Council scoring big on South Africa’s socioeconomic transformation front
9th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa has been scoring big on the transformation front, going well beyond compliance, and hopes are now high that the upcoming Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development... 


232 ct rough diamond
Petra withholds Cullinan diamonds tender as US tariffs create market uncertainty
9th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Petra Diamonds has postponed its tender five sales of about 200 000 ct of diamonds recovered at the Cullinan mine, in South Africa, until there is greater clarity on the impact of... 


Jubilee's Inyoni operation
Jubilee to increase yearly PGM output by 32% through excess stock partnership
9th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim- and AltX-listed Jubilee Metals has signed a partnership agreement with an undisclosed platinum group metal (PGM) producer to process part of the surplus PGM and chrome feedstock generated at... 


Europe seen struggling to compete with China on rare earths
Europe seen struggling to compete with China on rare earths
9th April 2025 By: Reuters

urope will probably be able to produce only a small portion of rare earths it needs for electric vehicles and wind turbines by 2030, mainly due to cheap competition from dominant producer China, a... 


Primetals, Mitsubishi, voestalpine and Rio Tinto to build hydrogen-based ironmaking plant
9th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Primetals Technologies, together with partner Mitsubishi, steel producer voestalpine and mining major Rio Tinto, has signed a cooperation agreement to implement an industrial-scale hydrogen-based... 


Oil suffers biggest 5-day drop since 2022, metals plunge as trade war escalates
Oil suffers biggest 5-day drop since 2022, metals plunge as trade war escalates
9th April 2025 By: Reuters

il prices fell to a four-year low on Wednesday in its worst five-day losing streak in three years, while several commodities, including base metals, tumbled as the trade war between China and the... 


Ivan Glasenberg
Glencore ex-CEO Glasenberg buys shares for first time since 2015
9th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Glencore’s former chief executive officer and largest shareholder Ivan Glasenberg added to his stake for the first time in a decade after a share-price rout triggered by Donald Trump’s sweeping... 


Trump's latest tariffs kick in, deepening global trade war
9th April 2025 By: Reuters

President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries took effect on Wednesday, including massive 104% duties on Chinese goods, deepening his global trade war even as he prepared... 


CHIETA CEO Yershen Pillay.
Platinum-based green hydrogen on way to becoming South Africa’s new gold – CHIETA
8th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Three new green hydrogen qualifications are being registered with the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations to enable South Africa to seize the platinum group metals (PGMs)-linked green... 


An image showing trenching at the Tulu Kapi project
Kefi continues to progress Ethiopia project
8th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Kefi Gold and Copper has reported recent across-the-board progress at its Tulu Kapi gold project, in Ethiopia. Preparations for full launch of the Tulu Kapi project are advancing across... 


An image showing Thor's Douta project
Thor declares maiden dividend
8th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Thor Explorations achieved record results for the year ended December 31, 2024, repaid all senior debt, had record gold sales and reached a major milestone of declaring a maiden... 


Euronext CEO says investors pull gold out of US over uncertainty
Euronext CEO says investors pull gold out of US over uncertainty
8th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Euronext CEO Stephane Boujnah said some European investors are so unsettled by the trade policies of the Trump administration they are starting to move gold out of the US. “We’re witnessing a... 


Sufficient uranium resources exist, investments needed to sustain high nuclear energy growth – report
Sufficient uranium resources exist, investments needed to sustain high nuclear energy growth – report
8th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Sufficient uranium resources exist to support the continued use of nuclear power and its significant growth through 2050 and beyond; however, timely investments in new exploration, mining... 


Chinese buyers snapped up copper as prices plunged below $8 500
Chinese buyers snapped up copper as prices plunged below $8 500
8th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Chinese copper buyers used Monday’s collapse in prices below $8500 a ton to significantly increase purchases, traders said, helping to trigger a dramatic rebound even as a rout in other global... 


Ferrexpo's iron-ore pellet output slumps 26% as Ukraine halts VAT refund
7th April 2025 By: Reuters

Ukraine-focused miner Ferrexpo reported a 26% drop in first-quarter iron ore pellet production on Monday, as a suspension of its VAT refunds in the country cut liquidity and forced it to scale back... 


An offshore oil rig
Oil tumbles further as US-China trade conflict fuels recession fears
7th April 2025 By: Reuters

Oil prices extended losses on Monday, falling 3% as escalating trade tensions between the United States and China stoked fears of a recession that would reduce demand for crude while OPEC+ readies... 


An image of Tirupati's Vatomina processing plant
Tirupati maintains future output targets despite below-expectation production in March
7th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Tirupati Graphite’s Vatomina project, in Madagascar produced about 388 t of flake graphite concentrate of various grades in March. Production was below the planned monthly target... 


Barrick chairperson John Thornton.
Barrick advancing projects to support 30% growth by 2030
7th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

New York- and Toronto-listed gold and copper mining company Barrick is now advancing its portfolio of growth projects to support a planned 30% growth in gold equivalent ounces by the end of the... 


Trump's tariff 'medicine' injects turmoil into global markets
7th April 2025 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump warned foreign governments they would have to pay "a lot of money" to lift sweeping tariffs, characterising the duties as "medicine" and triggering further carnage across... 


Pure tin ore
Elementos confirms viability of Europe’s first vertically integrated tin project
4th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed tin developer Elementos demonstrates in a definitive feasibility study (DFS) on its Oropesa tin project, in Spain, the viability of a vertically integrated mine-to-metal smelting... 


Anglo American's Fahmida Smith (centre) flanked by Nornickel's Dmitry Izotov (left) and Heraeus's Dominik Sperzel (right).
South Africa's hydrogen corridor project shortlisted for JET funding, PGM Day hears
4th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s rejigged green hydrogen corridor project, Project Rhynbow, has been shortlisted for just energy transition (JET) investment project funding, this week’s Platinum Group Metals (PGM)... 


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